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Asylum Backlog has Reached New Highs While the UK Home Office has Reached New Lows

Asylum Backlog has Reached New Highs While the UK Home Office has Reached New Lows

By Unzeela Manzoor, BA Politics and International Relations In late February of this year, the Home Office announced reforms to their asylum system. These reforms include a new 11-page document containing a questionnaire which is set to replace the initial interview process. The Home Office has requested for the document

The Economic Benefits of the 'A' in SOAS

By Kamto Nzelu, MA Linguistics The removal of the BA African Studies from the undergraduate programmes continues to cause outrage within the student body, not to mention the decrease of curriculum material involving Afrika and the Afrikan diaspora. This is especially detrimental for students of African heritage hoping to come

Mexico’s Former Public Security Chief Convicted in US Drug Case

Mexico’s Former Public Security Chief Convicted in US Drug Case

By Mahir Ahmed, MA Global Media and Communications Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s public security minister, was recently found guilty of taking millions of dollars from Mexico’s biggest crime group, the Sinaloa cartel. García Luna is one of the highest-ranking Mexican officials ever accused of ties to drug trafficking.

The displacement of the Yanomami: a struggle for human and biodiversity

The displacement of the Yanomami: a struggle for human and biodiversity

By Lucrezia Santa Maria, MSc International Politics In a vast area in the middle of the Amazon rainforest that stretches across Brazil and Venezuela, the Yanomami community has lived for centuries, following their autochthonous cultural practices in harmony with the surrounding nature. Yet, for the past four decades, they have

What is happening in Laascaanood?

What is happening in Laascaanood?

By Safiya Warsame, BA International Relations Laascaanood (pronounced Las Anod), a city located in the north of Somalia, has recently faced a period of intense violence and dispute. The situation in the city has drastically escalated, leaving many concerned about the future of Laascaanood and the safety of its residents.

Stateless Shamima Begum Continues to Fight For Her Return to the UK

Stateless Shamima Begum Continues to Fight For Her Return to the UK

By Amran Abdiqadir Mohamed, BA Global Development and Social Anthropology Shamima Begum is a former British citizen who has caused much controversy over the best part of the last decade. Born and raised in Bethnal Green, East London, Begum fled the UK in 2015 to join the Islamic Extremist group

Food for thought - Feeding the soul of SOAS

By Emily Dickinson-Holdcroft, BA Social Anthropology Nana Oforiwaa is a familiar face amongst SOAS students, some of whom excitedly interrupt our discussion in the SU to find out why she hasn’t been selling her delicious food on campus recently. In the hour or so we sit talking, I can’